otak tepu

sebenarnye, ade ke istilah otak tepu? rase xde.heheh. tapi, tu yg menggambarkn ape yg sy rase skarang.=_=" ni belum exam lagi. btw, ade lagi 2 study weeks, then swot-vac pastu baru final exam. ohh, lambat kan............ade org yg abis exam kteorg xstart exam lagi.heh.>__< tape2,,sabar2..that means,,more time to study...alhamdulillah..:D

what i meant by otak tepu is,,i attended a 2-day course called "Real Deal"..it's about fiqh in business transactions..[how do we do business transactions according to Islam] organised by Al-Kauthar organisation. I know, the topic is not really interesting to sum ppl, but considering that i'm studying commerce and i really has little knowledge about these sorts of stuffs,,so, i thought..well,,this is a one chance in a lifetime..And, coincedentally, the course which normally charged $95 was given for free this time ;) [that's not the main reason why i came though :P]

Basically the speaker, Tawfiq Chowdury talked about things such as contracts in business, riba, insurance, investment, mortages, credit cards, loans.and many2 things.. what's interesting is, he will constantly related the things he said with Islam and how do Islam view certain scenarios in business transactions.. One main point pointed out by the speaker is of course about riba and how riba can happen in a way sometimes we don't even now it's riba..such as late payment for bills or buying a coupon or discount card...and also, there's so many new things, new words that i learnt during this course. so, maybe u can check out this website: alkauthar.org to find out about this course and many other courses they organised. One thing in business that was mentioned by the speaker is that everything in business trading is halal until it's proven to be haram.

it has been a great experience..and it has definitely broaden my knowledge esp in islamic banking n finance..:) and also raise my awareness in riba. because i do admit that i never really take this thing serious before this. He mentioned that, in one of the hadith, it is mentioned that riba is worst than committing zina 36 times.. Imagine how bad it is to do riba. but, look around us,,we're surrounded by riba.... that also make me think that i'm actually learning how to calculate those interests...which is riba of course....hmmmmmmmm.....hmmmmm.....[thinking long n hard] oh and also, just to share with you the main hadith for riba.... "Gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, salt for salt, the same quantity for the same quantity, hand in hand".
Honestly, I'm not confident to explain about this in the blog, because i'm afraid i'll tell something which is not right..and there's so much explanation to do that i'm afraid it'll led to more confusion. waa,,,many apologies for that..insyaAllah, when I had gathered more information, i'll share it here.okey?

before signing off,,i just want to share a verse from the Qur'an for you to ponder:

"Believers, if you help God, He will help you and make you steadfast in your faith"
"Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Jika kamu menolong (agama) Allah, nescaya Dia akan menolongmu dan meneguhkan kedudukanmu" (Surah Muhammad, 47:7)

So, if we spend time to gain knowledge on our religion or spend time to spread Islam or anything at all, for Islam..insyaAllah..He will help us..:)

tc! (^_____^)v
oh, n all the best for exams!